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Thursday, March 27, 2008

St. William church property for sale again

Viet-AID, the community development corporation that bought the shuttered Catholic church for
$2 million in 2006, says it cannot afford to wait as re-development plans for the key Dorchester Ave. block remained stalled. Reporter file photo

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Seton Academy celebrates fifth anniversary

Menino defends scaled-back gun search policy

Mayor touts avenue rehab in Board of Trade speech

Son of 1970s 'slumlord' finds trouble of his own

Boston tree party: City seeks to plant 'em tall

Frederick School helps children of Somali refugees

Former 02124 postal supervisor jailed for lying
in sex assault probe

River advocates push for bond money for Neponset



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Special Reports

STD 'epidemic' seen among many teens in neighborhood
Coakley report: Acute inpatient care
"may not be" Carney's future
In a highly anticipated report released last Thursday, Attorney General Martha Coakley recommends that the Archdiocese of Boston "relinquish control" over Carney Hospital to a Board of Governors and suggests that "acute medical-surgical inpatient hospital care may not be the appropriate future for Carney."

Key Catholic school advisor sees "renaissance" ahead
John Fish, the CEO of Suffolk Construction who is a member of a committee overhauling Dorchester and Mattapan's Catholic school system, laid out his vision for the project's future- and addressed some lingering questions about the reconstruction of local school buildings in an interview with the Reporter.

On the Waterfront
The good, the bad, and the unfinished work of
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